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Exploding Weed Seeds (28,546 fps Slow Motion)- Smarter Every Day 257 (Patreon)

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2021-05-30 16:10:15
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2026-06

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This was a ton of fun!  I really enjoy getting to explore something for myself without depending on the internet to tell me how the things are.  Actively avoiding information about a subject in order to try to figure it out on my own was VERY refreshing.  I highly recommend it!

Thank you so much for supporting on Patreon.  It means a ton that you're sticking with me!

Sincerely,

Destin

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Exploding Weed Seeds (28,546 fps Slow Motion)- Smarter Every Day 257

Thanks to Google for Sponsoring this Video! Click here if you're interested in subscribing: http://bit.ly/Subscribe2SED ⇊ Click below for more links! ⇊ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GET SMARTER SECTION Cardamine Hirsuta (Hairy Bittercress) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardamine_hirsuta Arabidopsis Thaliana https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabidopsis_thaliana The paper I was talking about: Morphomechanical Innovation Drives Explosive Seed Dispersal https://lcvmwww.epfl.ch/publications/data/articles/139/Morphomechanical%20Innovation%20Drives%20Explosive%20Seed%20Dispersal.pdf (Hofhuis, Hugo, et al. "Morphomechanical innovation drives explosive seed dispersal." Cell 166.1 (2016): 222-233) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tweet Ideas to me at: http://twitter.com/smartereveryday Smarter Every Day on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SmarterEveryDay Smarter Every Day on Patreon http://www.patreon.com/smartereveryday Smarter Every Day On Instagram http://www.instagram.com/smartereveryday Smarter Every Day SubReddit http://www.reddit.com/r/smartereveryday Ambiance, audio and musicy things by: Gordon McGladdery https://www.ashellinthepit.com/ http://ashellinthepit.bandcamp.com/ If you feel like this video was worth your time and added value to your life, please SHARE THE VIDEO! If you REALLY enjoyed it, feel free to pitch in on Smarter Every Day by becoming a Patron at: http://www.patreon.com/smartereveryday Warm Regards, Destin

Comments

V.E. Griffith

Just watched. If anyone can make grass growing exciting, I knew it would be Destin and his Phantom.

Eddy Gurge

Watched it before you posted this. It's amazing!

Jordan Tomkinson

Super fun! Hey... do you think the Navy would be up for a video about the railgun?

Kris Tanquist

Destin, this video, like a lot of your earlier ones, is really fun to watch. I like it because of the discovery of beauty and complexity and the awe and joy it brings to you. Thanks for sharing these moments of discovery with us. Discovery and exploration are fun. It's what got me hooked so many years ago.

Charles Malloch

So what is the mechanism of adhesion - is it stickiness or is it velcroness? Or something else? And why do the plants wait for an outside influence before releasing their seed? Is it so the seeds stick to a passing animal, for greater dispersion? Thanks, Destin!

Lars Sturm

I wonder what the advantage of getting triggered by a disturbance is vs just releasing them when ripe… Maybe so the seeds can hang on to animals for even further distribution? Are the seeds sticky? Also I realised that I get irrationally mad a someone calling a non-grass a grass. XD

Charles Malloch

Also - usually I skip ads. But something made me watch your Google ad, and I'm glad I did. I feel quite strongly that we all need all the help we can get to critically assess the information we seek out and the information we are fed, so that we can make informed decisions about how we conduct ourselves and about how we vote!

David Stanaway

If a large animal is working past it may break the ground surface and leave exposed soil, perfect for a seed. Or it might stick to the fur or hide for a while and fall off in another area.

Janeen Hilyard

I love your enthusiasm. Until you came into the focus of my adult sons, they thought I was just a crazy person when I get excited by all kinds of different things. Thanks to your explorations I am seeing much more excitement, interest and input from them when I am explaining my latest discovery. I also notice a great increase in their own discoveries. Thank you for your curiosity!

Lars Sturm

Alright, i've come up with four hypothesis + yours: H0: They don't need a disturbance. As the seeds ripen, the lower end of the husk gets weekened, until it pops. A physical disturbance is just also strong enough to break the bond. H1: Some seeds hitch a ride on the animal touching the plant, increasing seed distribution. H2: Touching animals disturbe the ground/vegetation around the plant, giving seeds more space to grow. H3: Optimal conditions for seeds are in dry weather. Most animals are active when it doesn't rain. -> Distribution during dry weather. H4: Optimal conditions for seeds are in wet weather. The most common disturbance is actaully rain. -> Distribution during wet weather. Guess it's time to find out, what plant it actually is and ask google. xD (As I am pretty sure that the plant does not grow where I live.)

Dragi Raos

"Actively avoiding information about a subject in order to try to figure it out on my own was VERY refreshing. " Yeah, I remember one video where the object of your research was your poor long suffering wife who was trying to get some sleep in maternity ward. She is an angel! :o)

Mike Swanson

Thank you so much for what you do, Destin! I'm jealous of all the fun you get to have and simultaneously thankful that you're able to share it.

Daniel Ryan

"Reverse Banana Peel Slap Bracelet". I knew exactly what you meant the second you said it, no further explanation required. ALSO, that would be an excellent T-shirt idea. I would buy that. lol

Ndrael

Learning about this along with you was great, but I also laughed out loud at the reveal that this was Arabidopsis thaliana. That is -the- model organism for plants, the equivalent of fruit flies or lab mice; there’s thousands of science papers on it. I agree that it’s really cool to figure it out without just looking it up, loved the video!

Cynthia Autry

My email said that there was a Patron-only video, but the video on the page is the same one that's on the YouTube channel. Can someone please help me find the Patron-only video? (Or maybe help me understand something that I've misunderstood?) Thanks! :)

william bumgardner

I use to walk around the grass looking for these to make them explode growing up. So much fun

Steven Bircher

Your boundless curiosity continues to impress and amaze! Thanks for a fascinating project and also the information on Google. Keep curious!

Patrick Roehrman

Would be cool to see a slow motion of Jewel weed pod exploding. Great video!

Johannes Becker

When people ask me what my goal is in life I'm just going to respond "Reverse Banana Peel Slap Bracelet" from now on!

Benicio Costales

How do you make the sound for the slow mo shots? Do you use pre-made ones, or do you actually make them yourself?

Green Gait

Hey, Destin! Wonderful video. Seed dispersal is a fascinating topic. Plants have evolved hundreds of unique methods for getting their seeds out into the world. I would love to see you take a deeper dive here.

Nigel Mulford

There was a computer game that did this (X-Beyond the Frontier) where the manual pretty much "the fun of this game is figuring it all out yourself, so only read the rest of the manual if you don't want the full experience" and it was a much better game when you were the one figuring it out.

Dragi Raos

What, do wives generally come with a manual? :-p

SqrlLrd

Great video of the most annoying weed you can get in your yard! I’ve been trying to get rid of it for the past two years! LOL!! Welcome to the club. But really this was a great video about looking into HOW something works, not just WHAT it does. I am proud to continue supporting such great content!

Joshua Griffes

This was awesome. The moment you were able to get in really close and see the dispersal for the first time left me with my jaw open. Also I love the way you approached this video. I felt like I was exploring with you. It really fueled my curiosity.

Nathan Dines

That was super kool, thank you! 🙂 Nature never ceases to suprise me when you look closer. Truly remarkable!

Janet Traweek

We have a plant like that up here in the Northwest, it's called bittercress. It is the first thing to bloom in the spring in our yard, and never fails when I am weeding a month or so later to get a seed in my eye, haha! Though it doesn't feel that funny when it happens! I am from Texas and I remember bluebonnets have a similar mechanism for their seeds, it was fun to trigger them!

Paul Edhlund

This was absolutely fascinating, thanks so much for being curious and sharing your curiosity with us. Also, great work on the Google search critical thinking piece, if there were more critical thinkers on the Internet it would be a better place.

Simon Walding

Seeds flying off, made me think of a rotary seed spreader I used to own 🤣Evolution / selection has resulted in some truly amazing designs. What an amazing planet we have the privileged to live on.